Chennai, Feb. 8 -- Destructive New Zealand batter Glenn Phillips overtook former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum to become the third highest run-scorer in T20Is for his nation during his 42-run knock against Afghanistan in Chennai on Sunday.

The 29-year-old flamboyant batter now has 2147 runs in the shortest format in 89 T20Is with an average of 31.57 and strike rate of almost 142. Former Kiwi opener Martin Guptill is leading the list with 3531 runs followed by Kane Williamson with 2575 runs.

New Zealand defeated Afghanistan by five wickets in both teams' first match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Chasing a challenging target of 183 runs against last edition's semi-finalists, New Zealand batter ...